"You can learn a lot more from listening than you can from talking. Find someone with whom you don't agree in the slightest and ask them to explain themselves at length. Then take a seat, shut your mouth, and don't argue back. It's physically impossible to listen with your mouth open."
- John Moe (radio host & author of conservatize me)
Let the debates begin....
We've recently watched the movie Sicko by Michael Moore as part of an assignment for our Ethics class. It has stimulated this desire in me to learn more - to search for the truth and to attempt to make the most educated opinion that I can. I am fully aware that Micheal Moore only presents one side to the argument, but I find it hard to believe that there can be a counter argument that can withstand what is presented in the movie. Something needs to change with the American health care system. It is currently being run by insurance companies. The government, the physicians, nor do the patients have control. Arguments against a national plan for health care will say the wait for surgery is longer, the care isn't as good, doctors don't make as much, etc etc etc etc. And to a certain extent this is true. The US does have the best health care in the world and yet we still have a higher infant mortality rate and lower life expectancy than most Westernized countries and even some developing countries. This I believe is due to the lack of preventative health care, which is essential in lowering costs and providing better care to the masses.
Without getting into this too much and regardless of your beliefs - just ask yourself: Does everyone deserve to be healthy?
It only seems natural that every person should be given the chance to be healthy. Without health all other basic human rights seem irrelevant.
2 comments:
I have ordered the movie and can't wait to watch it and then have a discussion with you about it. I like the picture you put at the end.
"Without health all other basic human rights seem irrelevant." Well said, Jen!
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